UK girl's name
Rifqah
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Rifqah is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Rifqah popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5493, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 5 births.
This profile covers 11 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 2017 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 11 living people in the UK are called Rifqah. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Rifqah ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 5 girls were registered as Rifqah.
- • About 11 living people in the UK are estimated to have Rifqah as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5493
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
2019
5 births
Estimated living
11
2026
Popularity
Rifqah over time
The chart below shows babies named Rifqah registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2017 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Rifqah, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Rifqah by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Rifqah was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5493 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #4883 | 8 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Rifqah
- Ruby 60,551
- Rebecca 45,764
- Rosie 35,558
- Rachel 19,034
- Rose 18,043
- Robyn 14,556
- Rosa 6,236
- Rhiannon 6,180
- Rachael 4,702
- Rebekah 4,395
- Rhianna 4,177
- Ruth 4,118
FAQ
Rifqah: questions and answers
How popular is the name Rifqah in the UK right now?
In 2020, Rifqah was ranked #5493 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Rifqah most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 5 babies registered as Rifqah in England and Wales.
How many people are called Rifqah in the UK?
A total of 11 babies have been registered as Rifqah across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.